Rainbow Birthday Wishes

 I am very happy to guest designer at AAA Birthday Challenge this month.

I started with the butterfly cover plate and turned it into a stencil using rainbow colours.  So I ended up with a 2 for 1.

I used some of the white butterflies to add some interest and depth.

I die cut a frame and popped it up to add interest to the more white card.

Just love the bright rainbow colours!

Color Hues : Sage & Coral

I am happy to be a guest designer at the Color Hues Challenge this week.

Here is this week's challenge 

I have so many new supplies I think my brain might fry! I should not be allowed any new products for a year.  So I had so use my NBUS supplies : SSS Etched Magnolia dies and the leaves from Etched Meadow flower. Love the dimension you get with this flower.

The background was created using the Altenew Kind Confetti which I only inked once, but stamped twice. 

We're looking forward to seeing your creations.

I will also enter this to ...

... NBUS #47

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

... Just Us Girls : CAS Week - Birthday

 

Guest Elf at Jo's Christmas Kickstart Challenge

I was delighted when Jo asked me to be one of her guest elves on her Christmas Kickstart Challenge. Got me back in my studio and geared up my mojo.

This  month's challenge is "Poinsettia & Posies".

I used my new SSS Holiday Sprigs Stamp, Die and Stencil set. I love the light fresh feel to these poinsettias.

The frame has "floating" leaves layered on a background of stenciled circles. 

I tucked one poinsettia behind the frame, and the other is popped on top with foam to give dimension.

I used glossy accents on the berries and centre of the flowers. The sentiment is from Penny Black.

Looking forward to seeing what you create.

I will also enter this to ...

... NBUS #43

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

...  Inkspirational : Use Stencils

... Addicted to Stamps : Any Occasion

... The Flower Challenge : Use a Sentiment

Circles at CAS on Friday

I'm so happy to be guest designer at CAS on Friday this week. This challenge is #215 Circles.

I went really CAS with only one circle!

I will also enter this to ... 

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge #88 : Anything Goes

... Time Out Challenge #197

... Freshly Made Sketches #505

... The Flower Challenge : Use a Shape

Enjoy Every Moment

I have the pleasure of being the guest designer on AAA Card Challenge this week.

The challenge this week is One Inch Strip with an option of having a Coloured Cardbase.

I had these little strips of watercolour paper left over. Thought I'd add a little colour and add a diecut. The blues for the cornflower, and green for the stem. The sentiment already had the dots as part of the stamp, so I added some to the other side of the strip to give it balance.

I will also enter this is to ...

... The Flower Challenge : Die cut with optional slimline

... Die Cut Divas Challenge : Watercolor real or faux

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Add a Sentiment

Color Hues #18 : Purple & Teal

 I am happy to be guest designer at Color Hues Challenge for Challenge #18.

It's such a lovely colour combo for this fortnight's challenge.

I have used the flowers from the Balloon Bouquet set of The Greetery - but I didn't want to put them on a balloon. I used the inks from Altenew from the Tranquility and Enchanted Garden sets, with my new Swirl Motive embossing folder.

I will also enter this to ...

... NBUS #26

Two Cakes !

I'm happy to be the guest designer at Twofer Challenge #38 : Cakes or Cupcakes for May.

I decided to go for a cake as I have the wonderful Sweet Treats set from Pinkfresh Studio that I haven't used enough.

Firstly, I went for a CAS masculine look for a Birthday card. I took artistic license and used colours that are not often seen on cakes! I also left spaced between the layers to make it taller and coloured in the base to make it more bold.

I used 2 of the Hero Arts Infinity Rectangle dies as embossing for the edge to give some interest.

For the second card, I went all pretty and pink for a wedding. At first I stamped the cake in pink, but wedding cakes are mostly white so that wasn't what I wanted. I wondered how to get the white look with a solid stamp ... and thought how about a double layer of white embossing powder. I distressed the background with Hero Arts Sand to give a golden glow so that the cake would stand out.

The lovely 3D Botanicals embossing folder gives an elegant touch.

Here is a close up of the double white embossed cake. I gold embossed the other elements and coloured with Copics.

Here are the 2 together. 

Quite different looks!

Here's my favourite cake recipe - Carrot Cake. And it works very well as cupcakes too!

Janet’s Carrot Cake

3 Eggs
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Oil
2 Cups Wholemeal Flour
2 t Bicarbonate of Soda
1 t Cinnamon
½ t Nutmeg
½ Cup Coconut, desiccated
1 t Baking Powder
3 Cups Carrot, grated
½ Cup Pecan Nuts, chopped (opt)
Dash of milk
Pinch of salt

Whisk together the eggs and sugar until light. Add oil and beat well. Sift in the flour, bicarb, BP, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the rest of the ingredients. Bake for 50mins – 1 hour at 180ºC.

Gluten-free option : Replace the flour with 1½ Cups Rice Flour and ½ Cup Glutinous Rice Flour. I'm sure you can also use your go-to gluten free flour. 

Topping :

250g Cream Cheese
125g Butter
500g Icing Sugar
1 t Vanilla Essence

Use cream cheese at room temperature. Mix until smooth. Add butter and mix well. Add icing sugar and vanilla essence.

Note : 

t = teaspoon (5ml)

I will also enter ...

... Pinkfresh Studio Monthly Challenge May 2021 : Anything Goes

... Global Design #291 : Birthday

... AAA Birthday #25 : Happy Birthday

... Just Us Girls #583: Layers

... SSS Wednesday Challenge : Feminine